Hose-drying device.



NO. 790,176. PATENTED MAY 16, 1905; 0. M. BOWMAN.

HOSE DRYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OOT.17, 1904.

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Patented May 16, 1905.

PATENT OFFI E."

OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOSE-DRYING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,176, dated May 16,1905.

Application filed October 17, 1904. Serial No. 228,841.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, CHARLES M. BOWMAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county ofLebanon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Hose-Drying Devices; and I do declare the following tobea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in" drying devices for fire andother hose.

The object of the invention is to provide a hose-drying device on whichmay be supported for drying a maximum amount of hose in a minimum amountof space, means being provided whereby air will be blown or forcedthrough the hose on said device, thereby quickly drying the same.

A further object is to provide a device of this character havingdetachable hose-holding shelves upon which the hose-sections may bequickly and conveniently arranged, after which said shelves are replacedin the supporting device.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of theimproved hose-drier with one of the sections of the covering or casingremoved. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 ishorizontal sectional view taken above one of the hose-supportingshelves; andFig. 4 is detail sectional View through one of thesupporting-arms of the shelves, showing the manner in which thequarter-sections of the shelves are removably supported.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes asupporting-frame consisting of a base 2 and a top plateB, said base andtop plate being connected by vertically-disposed standards 4.

To the lower portion of the frame 1, above .ably supported by said arms.

the base 2, is arranged a horizontally-disposed revolving fan 5, saidfan being preferably mounted on a centrally-disposed shaft 6, the lowerend of which has a stepped bearing in the base 2. The upper end of theshaft 6 pro- .jects through'a centrally-disposed bearingaperture formedin the top plate 3, and on the upper end of the shaft is fixedly mounteda beveled gear-wheel 7 or other suitable device whereby said shaft maybe revolved.

On the shaft 6 is arranged aseries of horiarranged triangularhose-supporting shelfsections 13. preferably consists of an opentriangularly- Each of said shelf-sections 13' shaped frame 14, which iscovered by a wirenetting or other openwork material 15. The side piecesof the triangular frames 14 have formed on their outer edgeshorizontally-disposed tongues 16, which are adapted to be engaged with agroove 17, formed on the inner edge of the arms 12 of the shelf-sections13, whereby said open-work frames 14 are removare of such size as topermit the coiling of the sections of fire-hose upon each of the same,

The frames 14 and, formed thereon are upwardly-projecting pins 18, whichare arranged in concentric order and serve to hold the coils of pipeseparated on said frame, thereby permitting air to freely pass betweensaid coils of pipe.

' In placing the pipe-sections upon the frames 14 said frames areremoved from the supporting-arms and placed upon the floor or ground, inwhich position the hose-sections may be conveniently and easily coiledupon the same, after which said sections are again placed in the arms ofthe supporting-frames. This arrangement greatly facilitates the placingof the hose upon the shelves of the drier.

A hose-drying device constructed and arranged as herein shown will becapable of holding a large quantity of hose and will occupy but a smallamount of space and may be used not only as a drying device, but also asa convenient receptacle for storing the sections of hose, keeping thesame in order, so that they may be readily removed for use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hose-drier, the combination with a supporting-frame having acentral verticallydisposed shaft, of a series of shelf-frames arrangedon said shaft one above the other, said frames comprisingcentrally-disposed annular rings or collars adapted to be secured tosaid shaft, laterally-projecting arms arranged on said collars,reticulated shelf-sections adapted to be removably engaged with andsupported by said arms, upwardly-projecting pins on said shelf-sections,and means whereby a current of air is forced. through said shelves,substantially as described.

2. In a hose-drier, the combination with a supporting-frame having acentral verticallydisposed shaft, of a series of shelf-frames arrangedon said shaft one above the other, said frames comprisingcentrally-disposed annular rings or collars adapted to be secured tosaid shaft, laterally-projecting arms arranged on said collars,reticulated shelf-sections adapted to be removably engaged with andsupported by said arms, upwardly-projecting pins on said shelf-sections,and a fan revolubl y mounted on said shaft below said shelves whereby acurrent of air may be forced upwardly through the same, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a hosc-drier, the combination with a supporting-frame having acentral verticallydisposed shaft, of a series of shelf-frames arrangedon said shaft one above the other, said frames comprisingcentrally-disposml annular rings or collars adapted to be secured tosaid shaft, laterally-projecting arms arranged in said collars,reticulated shelf-sections adapted to be removably engaged with andsupported by said arms, cross-bars on said she] f-sections,upwardly-projecting pins arranged on said cross bars, whereby the coilsof hose laid thereon will be held spaced apart, and a revoluble fanwhereby a current of air is forced through said shelves and between saidcoils of pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES M. BOWMAN. \Vitnesses:

Trros. J. SIIAAK, SANSOM E. BATDORF.

